• Adele Beckstead and Gordy Byers (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Paul Mariman Invitational gives out unique trophies to top teams and individuals. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS girls warm up for the race. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS varsity girls took first place. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Start of varsity girls race (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Varsity girls before start of their race (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kateri Pindell and Hallie Morrison (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hanna McDaniel (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucy King (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucy King (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucy King (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath High JV girls took first place (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath High JV girls took first place (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ingrid Hellesto (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ingrid Hellesto (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ingrid Hellesto (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ingrid Hellesto (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ingrid Hellesto (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath High’s Joe Fulton won the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Oregon Coach of the Year award for girls track and field. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath freshman Ana Candanoza placed ninth overall. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ana Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ana Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adele Beckstead leads the varsity girls race. She went on to win by 6.1 seconds over her nearest competitor in 19:36.8. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Joe Fulton and Gordy Byers (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS varsity boys took first place (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Start of varsity boys race (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Leo Pausch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Leo Pausch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Leo Pausch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Leo Pausch (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cottage Grove’s Jaden Owens leads Philomath’s Ben Hernandez around the final turn. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath JV boys took first place (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kellen Houchin (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lukas Hernandez and Kellen Houchin (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lukas Hernandez and Kellen Houchin (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lukas Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lukas Hernandez (and sister Petra Hernandez cheering him on) (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lukas Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez and Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez and Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez and Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez and Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath senior Ben Hernandez was the Warriors’ top runner and placed second overall. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jesse Erickson (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jesse Erickson (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jesse Erickson (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jesse Erickson (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza, Leo Pausch and Ben Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Senior Mateo Candanoza placed fifth overall for the Warriors. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Gordy Byers (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • JV winner Warwick Bushnell hugs his mom (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jason Bushnell and Tyler Thomas (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Brody Bushnell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Warriors senior Brody Bushnell placed ninth for the boys. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Brody Bushnell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Brody Bushnell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)

Brad Fuqua has covered the Philomath area since 2014 as the editor of the now-closed Philomath Express and currently as publisher/editor of the Philomath News. He has worked as a professional journalist since 1988 at daily and weekly newspapers in Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Arizona, Montana and Oregon.